UNIVERSITY
founded in 1884
BURBANK
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
Strategic Pillars
There are Four Pillars upon which a Woodbury education rests. These
strategic objectives are our values, our active verbs, our lodestars.
They form the core of the student experience; they define our
aspirations and our outcomes.
DESIGN THINKING
Developing the ability, desire and confidence to imagine new
ideas that give students a competitive edge.
• Passionate Independence
• Designing for Impact
• Confidence to Experiment
• Multifaceted
TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
Harnessing the creative power of multiple disciplines that
come together to share perspectives across boundaries and
discover solutions.
• New Approaches to Social Change
• Confidence Building
• Critical Thinking
• Prepared Citizens
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Achieving fulfillment through exposure and experience with the
community and the process of giving back.
• Empowerment
• Opportunities
• Sense of Belonging
• Sense of Purpose
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Gaining business knowledge that creates opportunities for
actionable growth and success.
• Blueprint for Success
• Empowered Confidence
• Strong Connections
• Self-Fulfillment
Mission Statement
VISION
By 2025, our distinctive ability to integrate transdisciplinarity, design
thinking, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement in education and
scholarship will have secured us a place among the top 100 regional
universities in the United States.
CORE PURPOSE
Woodbury University empowers people to do extraordinary things.
We transform students into liberally educated professionals and
socially responsible citizens by integrating transdisciplinarity, design
thinking, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement into all programs.
We achieve academic excellence by creating external partnerships,
implementing effective internal processes, and ensuring quality in all
programs and services.
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
Successful Woodbury graduates are ambassadors for the university.
They are innovative leaders who help individuals and communities
flourish. They are known for being strong communicators, ethical
thinkers and creative problem-solvers with a deep commitment to
sustainability and social justice. They are knowledgeable in their
disciplines and eager for collaboration and continuous learning.
They integrate professional skills with global citizenship,
entrepreneurial energy, and intellectual curiosity. Woodbury
graduates make a difference.
CORE VALUES
Community — Working together, embracing diversity, recognizing
our mutual dependence and accountability, engaging our
stakeholders, and building solidarity with the larger community.
Integrity — Demonstrating truthfulness, openness, and transparency,
achieving goals through honest means, honoring commitments, and
being worthy of the trust of others.
Professionalism — Observing ethical and technical standards,
continually improving competence, and demonstrating commitment
to the public interest.
Aspiration — Pursuing ever-higher levels of competitiveness,
distinction, and excellence.
Agility — Cultivating capacity for rapid change and
flexibility in
all endeavors.
Accounting
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sample Courses
• Managerial Accounting for Decision-Making
• Entertainment Industry Production Accounting
and Management
• Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting
• Accounting Internship
• Accounting Information Systems
*Accreditation AACSB, ACBSP, WASC
Careers: Certified Public
Accountant, Tax Specialist,
Forensic Accounting, Corporate
Accounting, Bookeeping.
Internships: Ernst & Young, Miller,
Kaplan, Arase & Co., Disney,
Warner Bros., Jet Propulsion Labs,
City of Glendale.
Awards: California Society of CPAs,
Delta Mu Delta, CPAExcel.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• 3D Computer Animation
• 2D Computer Animation
Animation
• Character Animation
• Animation Portfolio
• Animal Drawing
*Accreditation NASAD, WASC
Awards: Student film “Broken Wing” wins Best Animated Film in four
festivals. Student film “Chased” wins Best Animated Film in festival.
Student team finalists in Disney ImagiNations International Contest.
Internships: Disney Associates Program,
Disney Imagineering, Warner Bros.,
DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Network,
Nickelodeon, MoonScoop, Titmouse
Animation Studio, Renegade Animation.
Careers: Computer
Graphic Artist, Animator,
Storyboard Artist,
Illustrator, Storyteller.
Architecture
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Sample Courses
• Fictional Cartographies
• Design, Animation and Simulation in
the Digital Environment
• Environmental Systems
• Digital Fabrication
* Accreditation
NAAB, WASC
• Materials and Methods
Careers: Architect, Product
Designer, Production Designer,
Environmental Designer,
Experiential Designer, Facilities
Management.
Awards: California Foundation Mel
Ferris Award, Association for
Women in Architecture Award,
National CSI Student Design
Competition, ACSA Steel
Competition.
Internships: Morphosis, Gehry
Technologies, ROTO, Cannon
Design, Doug Suisman, AECOM,
Lehman Smith McLeish, and many
other local design firms.
Communication
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Sample Courses
• Media Culture
• Media Ethics
• Intercultural Communication
• Writing for Media
• Media History
Careers: Public Relations,
Communication Strategist, Media
Relations, Journalist, Copywriter.
Awards: T. Howard Foundation
Scholarship over the last five years.
* Accreditation WASC
Internships: Technicolor, Game
Show Network, A&E Channel,
Hallmark Channel, City of
Burbank, Vogue Magazine,
Toyota World, Vibe Magazine,
Burbank Leader, The Ellen Show,
Warner Bros., and Disney.
Fashion Design
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• Textile Arts
• Shoe Design
• Creating Character
• Knitwear and Swimwear
• Design Studio 4: LA Fashion
Careers: Fashion Designer,
Costume Designer, Shoe Designer,
Stylist, Fashion Illustrator, Apparel
Product Developer
Internships: NBC Universal,
Archives & Collections, Vesture
Group, BCBG, Forever 21, Western
Costume Company, Design Options.
Fashion Marketing
* Accreditation
NASAD, WASC
Awards: Alumna Rania Salibi
was winner of the 2010 Oscar
Designer Challenge, LA Fashion
Magazine Recognition Design.
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sample Courses
• Fashion Journalism
• Fashion Styling for Media
• Store Planning and Merchandise Presentation
• Trend Analysis
• Retail Fashion Buying
* Accreditation AACSB, ACBSP, WASC
Careers: Digital Fashion Curator,
Fashion Editor, Social Media
Strategist, Fashion Forecaster.
Program: Fashion Marketing is a
four year Bachelor of Business
Administration in Fashion Marketing.
Internships: BCBG, Fox
Television, Nordstrom,
Valentino, Lucky Brand, Bebe,
ABC Network, Forever 21, Ann
Taylor, Warner Bros., Tom Ford,
Teen Vogue, Top Shop Studio
Services, WWDMagic, WGSN.
Filmmaking
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• Cinematography
• Actors Craft for Film and TV
• Production Design and Art Direction
• Documentary Film Production
• Advanced Screenwriting
*WASC Accreditation, NASAD plan approval
Careers: Filmmaker, Editor,
Producer, Production Executive,
Development Execuitive.
Internships: Walt Disney, Warner
Bros., Paramount, Twentieth Century
Fox, New Line Cinema.
Game Art & Design
Field Experience: Field trips to studios such as Warner
Brothers and RED Digital Cinema, as well as exploring
production houses like Birns & Sawyer, ARRI, J.L. Fisher
Inc., and Mole-Richardson.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• Digital 3D Sculpting
• Character Design and Modeling
• Story Development for Interactive Media
• Game Level Design
• Procedural Content in Games
*WASC Accreditation, NASAD plan approval
Careers: 2D & 3D Game Artist,
Environmental/Character
Artist, Game Designer, UI/UX
Designer, Associate Producer.
Interdisciplinary Team: In their
junior and senior years, Game Artists,
Game Designers and Media
Technology Programmers join together
to develop their own original video
games.
Graphic Design
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• Logo and Identity Design
• Packaging Design
• Motion Design
• Entertainment Design
• Publication Design
*Accreditation NASAD, WASC
Careers: Graphic Designer,
Website Designer, Creative
Director, Art Director,
Creative Consultant.
Internships: Disney Imagineering,
Blue Sky Studios, Universal Studios,
Getty Center, Warner Bros., MTV
Networks, Autry Museum, Twentieth
Century Fox, Seventeen Magazine.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Awards: International New Talent Annual, Graphis Top 100 New
Creatives, CMYK Magazine, AIGA the professional association for
design, International Design Week, Australian Poster Biennale, and
Hollywood Reporter Key Art Award.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Sample Courses
• Magical Realism
*Accreditation WASC
• Film and Literature
• Reading the West: Texts, Landscapes and
Constructions in the Arid West
• Scuba and the Southern California Biosphere
• Human Agency and Interior Spaces
Careers: Teacher, Government Affairs,
Entrepreneur, Human Resources,
Advocacy, Social Services.
Study Abroad:
Rome & Italy, Thailand,
Germany & Eastern Europe.
Program: This major offers a research studio environment in which
students focus on two disciplines while working closely with four
professors drawn from across the schools. These professors act as
individually-designed committees, helping students become co-creators
of their own learning paths within their majors.
By the Numbers
Woodbury University offers
16 undergraduate majors.
10:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
Average class size of 14.
1,607 students are enrolled in both
undergraduate and graduate programs.
More than 83% of students
receive financial aid.
200 students reside on campus.
7 graduate programs.
Interior Architecture
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sample Courses
• Design Communication
• Space Planning
• Materials and Furnishing
• Lighting Design
• Design Studio 5: Dwelling and Culture
*Accreditation CIDA, NASAD, WASC
Careers: Interior Designer, Facilities
Management, Furniture Manufacturing
Representative, Lighting Consultant,
Production Designer.
Internships: Gensler, WOLCOTT
Architecture Interiors, and many
other local Interior Design firms.
Awards: International Interior Design Association, American
Society of Interior Designers, American Institute of Architects.
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sample Courses
Management
• Managing Workplace Diversity
• Social & Political Environment of Business
• New Venture Creation
• Business Ethics
• Managing Change and Conflict
*Accreditation AACSB, ACBSP, WASC
Careers: Project Management,
Business Executive, Business Owner,
Entrepreneur, Retail Management,
Healthcare Management.
Internships: American Red
Cross, Avery Dennison, Bank of
America, Ernst & Young, LLP,
Internal Revenue Service, Juicy
Couture, Los Angeles Times,
Mattel, Merrill Lynch, NBC,
Walt Disney, Warner Bros.
Deadlines & Costs
FRESHMAN APPLICATION
PRIORITY DEADLINE
Fall: March 1
Spring: November 1
TRANSFER APPLICATION
PRIORITY DEADLINE
Fall: March 1
Spring: November 1
*Students should be aware that Woodbury University has a rolling
admissions policy, but for best consideration for admission and
merit-based scholarships, please follow the priority deadlines listed
above.
ESTIMATED TUITION & FEES*
Bachelor of Science
$34,448
Bachelor of Arts
$34,448
Bachelor of Fine Arts
$34,448
Bachelor of Business Administration
$34,448
Bachelor of Fine Arts in
$34,448
Interior Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture
$34,448
Room & Board
$7,526-$12,808
*Tuition costs displayed are per-year and represent flat
tuition charged for 12-18 units per semester. Students that
take less than 12 units are charged at a per-unit rate.
Students that take more than 18 units are charged at a
per-unit rate in addition to the flat rate for the semester.
Marketing
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sample Courses
• Advertising and Promotion Management
• Consumer Behavior
• Sustainable Marketing
• International Marketing
• Market Research and Analysis
*Accreditation AACSB, ACBSP, WASC
Careers: Advertising, Marketing
Executive, Branding, Brand Specialist,
Strategic Marketing Consultant.
Internships: Sandbox Rebel,
NBCUniversal, Twentieth Century
Fox, Nordstrom, Santiago Solutions
Group.
Media Technology
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Sample Courses
• Technology and Culture
• Human Computer Interaction
• Programming for Visual Media
• Media Technology Professional Practices
• Media Environments
*Accreditation WASC
Careers: UX (User Experience) Designer, Creative
Technologist, Software Engineer, Technical Director
for Animation, Media Workflow Engineer, Game
Programmer.
Internships: At major studios in animation, live
action special effects, themed entertainment,
exhibition design, mobile applications, games.
Visit Us BURBANK
Campus tours are Monday-Friday at 10:00am and
3:00pm. To schedule a campus visit, please contact
the Office of Admissions at 818.252.5221 or email
info@woodbury.edu.
Visit Us SAN DIEGO
To schedule a campus visit or appointment for the
San Diego campus, please call: 619.235.2900.
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Politics & History
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Sample Courses
• Introduction to Political and Historical Research
• Modern Revolutions
• Contemporary Civil Rights Movements
• Migration and Colonization
• United States Constitutional Law
*Accreditation WASC
Careers: Lawyer*, Teacher, Researcher,
Human Resources, Social Services.
*Requires additional graduate studies.
Internships: Homeboy
Industries, Geena Davis
Institute on Gender in Media,
City of Burbank, and various
local law offices.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Sample Courses
• Social Psychology
Psychology
• Influence and Persuasion
• Abnormal Psychology
• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Media Psychology
*Accreditation WASC
Careers: Psychologist, Counselor,
Human Behavioralist, Family
Counseling, Social Worker.
Woodbury University Psychology students have
gone on to these graduate programs: New York
University, Penn State, University of St.
Andrews-Scotland, USC, Pepperdine.
UNIVERSITY
founded in 1884
Accreditation
Woodbury University is accredited by the Senior Commission of the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC: 985 Atlantic
Avenue, Suite 100; Alameda, CA 94501; 510-748-9001) and is approved
by the Postsecondary Commission, California Department of Education.
WASC granted Woodbury its original regional accreditation in 1961. In
1994 the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited the
Bachelor of Architecture program. The Master of Architecture program
received its NAAB accreditation in the Spring of 2012. The NAAB 2009
Conditions for Accreditation may be found at the NAAB website. The
School of Business received its accreditation from the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the Spring of 2014,
and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
in Spring, 1998. In 1991, FIDER (now known as the Council for Interior
Design Accreditation) accredited the Interior Architecture Program. In
2008, the university's programs in Animation, Fashion Design, Graphic
Design, and Interior Architecture received accreditation from the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).